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Birds Aves

Bird photography from Slovakia and beyond.

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155
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Sep 2026
Two white-tailed eagles on a snowy meadow.
Pl. 97 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1600 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Two white-tailed eagles clashing in the air above snow.
Pl. 98 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 306 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
White-tailed eagle diving with talons at another eagle on the snow.
Pl. 99 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 397 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
White-tailed eagle flying over another with spread wings.
Pl. 100 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 397 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Two white-tailed eagles fighting in the air over snow.
Pl. 101 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 444 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Two young white-tailed eagles perched on a branch in the snow.
Pl. 102 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 394 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1250
Young white-tailed eagle hunched on snow.
Pl. 103 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 588 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
Two white-tailed eagles sitting on snow.
Pl. 104 White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1250 · f/8 · ISO 4000
Eurasian hoopoe at its nest hole in a tree trunk.
Pl. 105 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops ILCE-7RM4 · 379 mm · 1/400 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Eurasian hoopoe clinging at the entrance of its nest hole.
Pl. 106 Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops ILCE-7RM4 · 411 mm · 1/2500 · f/8 · ISO 8000
A Ural owl perches on a pine branch while light snow falls.
Pl. 107 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
A whiskered tern flying with a long plant stem for nest building.
Pl. 108 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-9M3 · 560 mm · 1/2000 · f/4 · ISO 250
Two Ural owls sit side by side on a branch against a pale background.
Pl. 109 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 4000
A Ural owl sits on a broken stump among bare winter trees.
Pl. 110 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
Night panning shot of a red rally car, Rally Martin 2026.
Pl. 111 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-9M3 · 75 mm · 1/30 · f/2.8 · ISO 8000
A Ural owl perches on a pine branch while light snow falls.
Pl. 112 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
A Ural owl sits on top of a young pine in falling snow.
Pl. 113 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/800 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
A Ural owl hides among a tangle of bare branches in the forest.
Pl. 114 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 800
Close view of a Ural owl in flight coming toward the camera between tree trunks.
Pl. 115 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 245 mm · 1/2000 · f/5.6 · ISO 1600
A Ural owl perches deep among bare branches in a forest, small in the frame.
Pl. 116 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 326 mm · 1/1600 · f/5.6 · ISO 5000
Two Ural owls sit on a branch in dim backlight at dusk.
Pl. 117 Ural owl Strix uralensis ILCE-1 · 560 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 320
Golden eagle flying over a spruce forest.
Pl. 118 Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/640 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Golden eagle flying past its nest with another eagle perched at it.
Pl. 119 Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/640 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Golden eagle flying over a spruce forest.
Pl. 120 Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos ILCE-1 · 600 mm · 1/400 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
A pygmy owl framed by foreground leaves on a branch.
Pl. 121 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
A Eurasian pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 122 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/640 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
A Eurasian pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 123 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/400 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Brown snake raised on a grey boulder on a rocky slope.
Pl. 124 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 34 mm · 1/250 · f/8 · ISO 800
Two pygmy owls perched on branches in a thicket.
Pl. 125 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/400 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
Rocky mountain ridge and green valleys under heavy clouds.
Pl. 126 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 24 mm · 1/320 · f/8 · ISO 400
Close portrait of a pygmy owl with yellow eyes on a curved branch.
Pl. 127 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
Close portrait of a pygmy owl with yellow eyes on a curved branch.
Pl. 128 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/500 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
A pygmy owl perched on top of a bare stick against a blurred forest.
Pl. 129 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 3200
Purple crocuses blooming in dry grass on a mountain slope.
Pl. 130 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 24 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 400
Two pygmy owls sitting side by side in a birch tree.
Pl. 131 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/1000 · f/5.6 · ISO 2500
A large container ship sails under a cloudy sky.
Pl. 132 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 24 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 100
A pygmy owl looks out of its nest hole in a tree trunk.
Pl. 133 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/250 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 134 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 500 mm · 1/200 · f/4 · ISO 800
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 135 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/125 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 136 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/125 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 137 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 5D Mark III · 700 mm · 1/160 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 138 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 1000
A pygmy owl perched on a branch in the forest.
Pl. 139 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/80 · f/5.6 · ISO 1000
A pygmy owl clings near a tree trunk.
Pl. 140 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/125 · f/5.6 · ISO 2000
A pygmy owl flies through the forest understorey.
Pl. 141 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 25 mm · 1/1000 · f/4 · ISO 1600
A pygmy owl on a spruce branch in dark forest.
Pl. 142 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 700 mm · 1/200 · f/8 · ISO 500
A pygmy owl at the entrance of a tree hole.
Pl. 143 Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum Canon EOS 7D · 500 mm · 1/160 · f/4 · ISO 1250
Fluffy tawny owl fledgling perched on a branch next to a trunk.
Pl. 144 Tawny owl Strix aluco ILCE-7RM4 · 600 mm · 1/320 · f/5.6 · ISO 4000